Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, PER 1. No classification
marking. Drafted by Richardson on March 14. Copies were sent to
Rogers, Pedersen, Samuels, Greenwald, Rimestad, and Hastings.

Source: National Archives,
Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC
Files, Subject Files, Box 403, Office of the Special Trade
Representative. Confidential; Eyes Only. Rogers was with the President at San Clemente,
California.

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential
Materials, NSC Files, Subject Files,
Box 403, Office of the Special Trade Representative. No
classification marking. Bergsten forwarded the memorandum to Kissinger under an April 7 covering
memorandum, in which he commented that “you might this ammunition
useful in presenting the President’s decision to Secretary Stans.” (Ibid.)

Source: National Archives,
Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC
Files, Subject Files, Box 338, HAK/Richardson
Meetings, Jan 1970–March 1970. Personal and Confidential at the
Request of the President. A note on the memorandum indicates that
the President saw it. The President wrote on page 1: “K, I completely agree with this analysis.
Shake Samuels et al hard & get action.
All they have done so far is to tinker with the status quo.”

Source: National Archives,
Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC
Files, Agency Files, Box 213, Dept of Commerce, Vol. I, 1970.
Official Use Only. Stans
forwarded the unsigned draft memorandum to Kissinger under cover of an April
14 memorandum in which he noted that Nixon asked him to submit the
proposal through Kissinger.
Stans sent a copy of the
proposal to Rogers the same
day, explaining in his covering memorandum that he was considering
recommending the changes and had forwarded the draft proposal to
Kissinger. (Ibid., RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, ORG 1
COM–STATE)

Source: National Archives,
Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC
Files, Agency Files, Box 213, Dept of Commerce, Vol. I, 1970. No
classification marking. Rogers sent a copy to Stans under cover of a May 15 memorandum in which he
sought to “underscore the strong feelings I hold on the subject.
Simply stated, I could not efficiently advise on and carry out this
nation’s foreign policy if my authority and responsibility were
fragmented in this manner you suggest.” (Ibid., RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, ORG 1
COM–STATE)

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential
Materials, White House Special Files, President’s Office Files, Box
82, Memoranda for the President, Beginning Aug. 23, 1970. No
classification marking. A copy was sent to Kissinger. According to the
President’s Daily Diary, the meeting lasted from 10:42 a.m. to 12:16
p.m. (Ibid., White House Central Files)

Source: National Archives,
Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC
Files, Agency Files, Box 218, Council on International Economic
Policy (CIEP), Oct 70–31 July 71.
No classification marking. Forwarded to the President by Shultz under an October 13 covering
memorandum in which he stated he had discussed the proposal
extensively with Kissinger,
Ehrlichman, and Flanigan and believed they were “in
general accord with it” but noted that they might have some
additional comments. Shultz
also wrote that he had also discussed it with Rogers, Kennedy, and Stans, who were “in accord except
that Secretary Rogers feels
very strongly that State should chair the proposed working group.”
(Ibid.)

In addition to his telephone conversation with Kissinger on September 10 (Document 372), Shultz met with Kissinger on September 11 from
6:54 to 7:25 p.m., with Kissinger, Ehrlichman, and others on September 14 from 6:52
to 7:42 p.m., with Kissinger on October 7 from 6:05 to 6:08 p.m.
and 9:31 to 9:42 p.m., and with Kissinger and Ehrlichman on October 9 from 4:36 to 5:39 p.m.,
at which they could have discussed Shultz’s proposed initiative and memorandum.
(Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box 438,
Miscellany, 1968 to 1976, Record of Schedule)

Trezise and Samuels wanted Rogers to propose to the
President that he use the Under Secretaries Committee as a
working group for the CIEP or,
failing that, that State either chair the working group or
provide the Executive Director. (Memorandum from Samuels to Rogers, October 13, and
attached draft memorandum from Rogers to Nixon; National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, E
1)